The Narvaez surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,579 people carried this name — #3,373 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 27,900 people counted. That is up 35% from 7,865 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Narvaez surname
From Spanish Narváez, from Basque.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Narvaez» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 12,578 people named Narvaez live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
69 people named Narvaez live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
24 people named Narvaez is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Narvaez in American newspapers,
1826–1905.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,080 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Narvaez,
with a public archive behind them.
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Randy Narvaez d. 2020 · grocery store clerk
Wikidata (CC0) · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.
In the public record
People named Narvaez,
in the records of 2 countries.
Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.
United States245 records
- U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 112
- U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 69
- U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 49
- New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 10
- U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
- New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
- New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
- U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
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Example: U.S. war memorial War record Paul Reyes NarvaezBorn 1948; from San Antonio, Texas. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.
U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) -
Example: U.S. registration card, 1942 Military record Lincoln NarvaezBorn 1901. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island, New York; kitchen worker from New York County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1967, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.
U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) -
Example: U.S. burial record, 1864 Burial record Raymond C. NarvaezVeteran of World War I. Born 1898, died 1955; buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
Showing 3 of 245 records for Narvaez in the United States.
Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).
France3 records
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Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Eduardo NarvaezBorn 1930 in Spain; died 2001 in Escoussens (Tarn).
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Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Maria Del Rosario NarvaezBorn 1961 in Algeria; died 1995 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).
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Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Pierre NarvaezBorn 1903 in Spain; died 1994 in Vénissieux (Rhône).
Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Narvaez.
- Nardini 843 · U.S. census
- Nardo 821 · U.S. census
- Nardone 3,180 · U.S. census
- Narducci 915 · U.S. census
- Narduzzi 160 · U.S. census
- Nardy 113 · U.S. census
- Nascimento 2,829 · U.S. census
- Nash 58,714 · U.S. census
- Nasi 296 · U.S. census
- Naso 743 · U.S. census
- Nason 6,040 · U.S. census
- Nasri 277 · U.S. census
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